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Reading Log: Yesenia Lopez between pages 1-6. Yesenia Lopez, A disabled kid who has lost her mom at her early age. For a while, the only family member she has is Tia Nene. Who she admired most about throughout the story because Tia Nene taught her valuable life lessons. After few years she has also lost the only family member. Even being the cripple I think she is a strong girl because she didn't let herself down emotionally after all these incidents that has happened in her young age. Most of the time people at this age are very emotionally trapped because they mostly rely on parents. Hope for days where they could just stay with guardians because they feel more comfortable about being with them. But look at Yesenia she is left very vulnerable in society where she has no one. I think the author did a fantastic job of portraying to readers about the reality of being cripple and how they feel. Now she is being fostered by ILLC. Her feelings about this situation is that why can't she live like a normal person where she won't have to follow rules and procedures that are placed by institutions. As a results now she feels like she is being undermined of her ability because …show more content…

This also regards human life and human characteristics because on one side you might see mystery on the other side there is reality. Based on the book “Good king Bad king, ” I would say life is like a designed game where people feels the need for our own and rest to be thought of themselves. The role paternalism is true about this book because ILLC gives loving care to helpless, but it doesn’t give freedom of choice. This may sound very majestic but on the flip side people never knows the story of disabled, kids is often denied of their freedom, equality of fair treatment, discrimination in the job, right to have a relationship with

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